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2. Physical Exams and Teen Sports - WebMD

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   A sports physical -- also known as a pre-participation physical examination -- is a check-up to assess a teen's health and fitness as it relates to a sport. During the sports physical, the health ...

3. Sports Injuries: Types, Treatments, Prevention, and More

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   Contact sports, like football and basketball, account for more injuries than noncontact sports, like swimming and running. A 2016 study found that 8.6 million people, ages 5 to 24, have a sports ...

4. How to Use the Principle of Specificity for Exercise - Healthline

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   Applying the principle of specificity to your exercise routine depends on the sport or activity you’re training for. If you want to get better at a specific athletic task or activity, you need ...

5. Sport of athletics - Wikipedia

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   Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. [1] The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross-country running, and racewalking . The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and ...

6. Sports injury - Wikipedia

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   Collisions with the ground, objects, and other players are common, and unexpected dynamic forces on limbs and joints can cause sports injuries. Soccer is the sport leading to most competitive injuries in NCAA female college athletes. Gymnastics, on the other hand, has the highest injury rate overall.

7. Preparticipation physical evaluation - Wikipedia

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   In sports medicine, a preparticipation physical evaluation ( PPE) is a physical examination of an athlete. [1] PPEs screen for a variety of conditions, including athletic heart syndrome [2] and risk of sudden cardiac death. [3] [4] PPEs are required for athletic participation according to the laws of some jurisdictions and the rules of many ...

8. What Are the 5 Health-Related Components of Physical Fitness?

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   Flexibility: the ability to move muscles and joints through a full range of motion. Body composition: your body’s ratio of fat mass to fat-free mass like muscle and bone. Summary. The five ...

9. Physical fitness - Wikipedia

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   Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations, and daily activities. Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper nutrition, [1] moderate-vigorous physical exercise, [2] and sufficient rest along with a formal recovery plan. [3]